DOM World Class Teams in TB and Pulmonary Fibrosis
Members of the RESP program are leading the Department of Medicine’s world class teams in Tuberculosis and pulmonary fibrosis.
According to the WHO, respiratory disorders are leading causes of death world-wide (second only to heart attack & stroke). These include diseases such as obstructive lung diseases and pulmonary infections. As a result, our research is focused around four main pulmonary research themes. These include: chronic airways disease, lung injury and infection, neuromuscular dysfunction in respiratory diseases, and sleep-disordered breathing.
Above all, a multidisciplinary approach is used to study the basic mechanisms of a number of diseases. These include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary infections, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnea, respiratory muscle disorders, pulmonary fibrosis, lung injury, and rare respiratory diseases. Research at the Meakins also involves the study of human physiology and tissues in parallel with relevant animal and cell culture models. Furthermore, research is facilitated by the availability of a variety of core facilities for both clinical and fundamental studies.
Learn more about our research themes here.
Below you will see posts and news items related to our research themes.
Members of the RESP program are leading the Department of Medicine’s world class teams in Tuberculosis and pulmonary fibrosis.
Nicole Ezer was part of groundbreaking clinical trial published in NEJM that shows the benefits of treating Undiagnosed Asthma and COPD.
Tania Janaudis-Ferreira received the Assembly on Pulmonary Rehabilitation Mid-Career Research Achievement Award from the ATS
Congratulations to all of our oral and poster presenter winners from the 2024 Respiratory Research Day.
Congratulations to Deborah Assayag, Sushmita Pamidi, and Andrea Benedetti for their FRQS salary award!
Jonathon Campbell receives rhe Union-North America Region Early Career Investigator Award for his work on TB.
Congratulations to Carolyn Baglole and Andrea Benedetti, who were funded in the Fall 2023 CIHR Project Grant Competition!
Publication by Faiz Ahmad Khan highlights disparities in lung cancer survival rates faced by residents of Nunavik.
Publication by Maziar Divangahi shows how BCG vaccination provides protection against influenza A viral infection
Congratulations to Dr. Maziar Divangahi, who has been named the 2024 CIHR-CTS Mid-Career Lecturer in Respiratory Sciences for 2024.